Bertrand was drafted 207th overall in the 8th round by the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and as well as the Devils, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers and the Montreal Canadiens. He moved to Europe in 2001, playing for the Bracknell Bees in the British Ice Hockey Superleague, but played just eight games for them before moving to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he played for the Kölner Haie. He returned to North America with a spell in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears before returning to the DEL to play for the Krefeld Pinguine. He then moved to the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey to play for the Saint-Georges Garaga where he scored 101 points (43 goals and 58 assists) in just 57 games, only Claude Morin (108) scored more points for the team. He once again moved to Germany, this time playing for the Kassel Huskies. He currently plays in the Oddset Ligaen in Denmark for SønderjyskE and won a bronze medal with this team in 2006–07, a bronze medal in 2007-08 and a GOLD medal in 2008-09